Tampaksiring for Balinese not just offers a magnificent view of terraced rice fields or a splendid temple with excellent architecture but also provides a holy bath place that consists of 23 non forbidden showers (there are few showers that are forbidden for melukat or recharge and purify the spiritual enthusiasm). Each of these non forbidden showers are believed by Balinese to have power to cure various illness range from minor skin problem to deadly heart or liver problem, purify their body, mind and soul (sudhamala), increase intelligence, luck and magical power, negate the effect of curse, black magic, and unfulfilled vow or promise, annihilating plague (gering), and nightmare (ipian ala), clean the body of a deceased person (pabersihan), clear his path to the next world (pangentas) and the source of holy water for a specific ceremony.

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The word “ngelawang” in traditional art context is equivalent to “door to door art performance”. In the beginning of 19^th door to door mask performance was an everyday spectacle. But since the beginning of 20^th century this tradition was already in the grip of extinction. The reminiscent of the ngelawang tradition still can be found today in “Ngelawang Barong” tradition. But it is not a “door to door art performance” but “door to door exorcism”.

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Canang Sari offerings differ in form and function depending on locality but in general are said to embody the essence or sari of human prosperity, a kind of repayment to the forces of the invisible world for their gifts to human society.

Typically, canang sari offerings contain flowers, leaves, liquid fragrance, and a symbolic betel quid.

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